CANCER...why is there so much of it?

So we live each day trusting that the products we eat, put on our bodies, wash our clothes and dishes with, clean our house with…. are safe!! 

 

The FDA takes care of all that safety crap…that is why it’s there right? 

WRONG…….there are so many QUESTIONABLE chemicals, dyes, additives and preservatives in our products – it is scary.  I had no reason to doubt our FDA and assumed if they are sold here in the US they are safe. After all the publicity about the failures of the FDA and now that I am reading and trying to find out why, myself and so many other women are getting breast cancer more than ever…..I am finding out the UGLY truth. We have many additives, chemicals, preservatives, artificial colors, etc. that are allowed in our products.... but have been Banned in other countries for years. Why is that? Surely its not $$ motivated.

 

Parabens, Phthalates, BPA, …….are a few– but there are more. 

 Just to mention a few more…..Phthalates, sodium lauryl/laureth sulfates, PVC, Parabens, Benzene, Chlorine, synthetic fragrances, Triclosan, formaldehyde-based preserving agents, Nanoparticles, TEA, MEA, phosphates, polyethylene glycol (PEG), quaternium 15, DMDM hydantoin, 1-4 dioxane, bisphenol-A (BPA), alkylphenol ethoxylates (APEs)/nonylphenol, BHA, Benzalkonium chloride. 
This is a small list of CRAP that should not be in or on our bodies. 

BPA and Paraben are both known to mimic estrogen in the body, one of the leading breast cancers in women is Estrogen Positive cancer. Estrogen also fuels Prostrate cancer the # 1 cancer in men. We are putting things in our bodies that are morphing, chemically changing, cell destroying, molecular changing and more.

Here are a few examples of concern:
The danger: In a 2012 study published in The Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, scientists discovered that phthalates, a class of plasticizing chemicals often used in synthetically fragranced products, help fuel cancer growth in some of the most hard-to-treat types of breast cancer. Long known to act as hormone disruptors and implicated in hormone-sensitive breast cancers, the latest research shows that phthalates also accelerate cancer growth in estrogen receptor-negative breast cancer cells, meaning the plastic chemicals are negatively impacting our bodies in previously unknown ways. In this study, phthalates fueled cancer cells to multiply 3.0 times faster and spread about 2.5 times faster, compared to cells not exposed to phthalates.

The danger: Bisphenol A, or BPA, is used in the can liner of most canned drinks and foods in the United States. A known hormone disruptor, BPA is linked to a higher risk of breast cancer. A 2012 study found monkeys exposed to BPA while pregnant were most likely to give birth to little girls with dense breasts, a known risk factor for breast cancer later in life. 



The danger: Some experts have concerns that large amounts of soy isoflavones may increase the risk of breast cancers. The general medical consensus is that more research is needed to determine whether this is true. A 3.5-ounce (100-milligram) serving of edamame has about 14 milligrams of isoflavones [source: USDA]. For comparison, the FDA has approved nutrition statements on food labels that suggest 25 grams of soy protein daily, which provides between 60-75 milligrams of isoflavones [source: Raneri].

The danger: EWG's Skin Deep database, which compares cosmetic ingredients to over 50 international toxicity databases, indicates that parabens are linked to cancer, endocrine disruption, reproductive toxicity, immunotoxicity, neurotoxicity and skin irritation (v). Since parabens are used to kill bacteria in water-based solutions, they inherently have some toxicity to cells (vi).
The danger: A 2004 UK study detected traces of five parabens in the breast cancer tumors. Of greatest concern is that parabens are known to disrupt hormone function, an effect that is linked to increased risk of breast cancer and reproductive toxicity. Parabens mimic estrogen by binding to estrogen receptors on cells. They also increase the expression of genes usually regulated by estradiol (a form of estrogen); these genes cause human breast tumor cells to grow and multiply in cellular studies.

If you would go with me 
and see how full these CANCER treatment centers are it would make you think twice. 

There are way too many people with cancer. 4 and 6 year old children, 20 year old men and women, many others in their 50's, 60's,70's every age.... 
sitting in their chemo chairs.  
And how many chemo centers do you have in your city? Tulsa has at least 13 !! AND the two I am going to are full!!!!

We have to wake up and realize that something we are doing to our atmosphere, our food, our bodies is making us sick. I urge you to take the time to do some reading. And yes you will read some conflicting things – but consider the source. Sometimes these huge Cancer sites are in the business of making money from cancer. So where there is lots of smoke there must be fire. There are too many good sources saying we need to pay attention to these.

Here are some easy changes you can start with.

• Don’t heat plastic of any kind in the microwave. it changes and bad things leach into your food.
• Use glass containers and jars, not white plastic foam or plastic. Find BPA free plastic if you have to use plastic. 
• Don’t use or limit canned goods. Cans have BPA in the liner inside the can. 
• Get PARABENS out of your makeup, lotions, shampoos and soaps. They make paraben free stuff. But you have to look.
• Use white products rather than color products. Dyes are not good in anything. 
• Processed food ……get it out if your house. Eat food that is the most natural to its original fresh state. Not altered with creams, dyes, artificial flavors and preservatives. 
• Get sugar out of your food. Read your labels. Carbs turn into sugar so watch your carbs too. 
• Do your own research. Take each one of the items listed above in the red paragraph and google them READ what they are possibly doing to you. 
• DO YOU REALLY want to put them in and on your body? 

The thing is …. not everyone will get cancer from some or any of these things. But some of you will! A perfectly healthy person can get cancer. Cancer is caused by alterations in your cellular system created by weakness, illness and bad things we are eating in our food, putting on our bodies and breathing. It’s time for more awareness and change. 
I know my house is going BPA free, phthalates free and paraben free. And I cannot afford to do it all at once – but within 1 year, my goal is too have made major changes in what we have in our house.

The links listed below are just a few sources for information. EWG.org/skindeep is a website that you can put in the products you are using and see how safe they are? As I said take the time to do your own research and informed decisions. Staying ignorant to the fact because that’s what the BIG corporations, drug companies, lawyers, doctors want, so they can continue status quo – making their millions on our sicknesses.
It is time to do your own research and trust in your internal instincts about who is telling the truth and whether to make some changes.
And if you want any more information or links email me. I will glad to share and or all my collected info.

http://safecosmetics.org
http://www.ewg.org/skindeep
  https://www.honest.com/shop
http://thegoodhuman.com
http://www.besthealthmag.ca
http://www.bibra-information.co.uk/

I am not trying to make any claims in my blog – only stating my opinion. And I am sharing what I learned because I believe it is so important. I love my friends and family and want to help everyone I can …….make more informed decisions. 
Because I believe most of have trusted too much out of ignorance and or apathy.
I care about all of you, please take time to take a look for yourself at some of the concerns I have listed. 

I myself am working towards a greener life, including what surrounds me, what I put in and on my body and what I eat. 

Hugs to everyone!